Caro-Kann Defence

Caro-Kann Defence
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening—a common defense against the King's Pawn Opening characterised by the moves:
 * 1. e4 c6

The Caro–Kann, like the Sicilian Defence and French Defence, is classified as a "Semi-Open Game", but it is thought to be more solid and less dynamic than either of those openings. It often leads to good endgames for Black, who has the better pawn structure.

The opening is named after the English player Horatio Caro and the Austrian Marcus Kann who analysed the opening in 1886.

Marcus Kann scored an impressive 17 move victory with the Caro–Kann Defence against German–British chess champion Jacques Mieses at the 4th German Chess Congress in Hamburg in May 1885.